HMS Vestal (1779)

HMS Vestal was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Vestal.

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Vestal
Ordered18 March 1778
BuilderRobert & John Batson, Limehouse
Laid down1 May 1778
Launched24 December 1779
Completed25 February 1780 (at Deptford Dockyard)
CommissionedNovember 1779
Honours and
awards		Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"
FateSold February 1816
General characteristics
Class and type28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen601 35⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 120 ft 6 in (36.73 m) (overall)
  • 99 ft 6 in (30.33 m) (keel)
Beam33 ft 8+1⁄2 in (10.3 m)
Depth of hold11 ft 0.5 in (3.366 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement200 officers and men
Armament
  • Upper deck: 24 × 9-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 18-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 18-pounder carronades
  • 12 × swivel guns
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